Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index

SC Savva; M Tornaritis; ME Savva; Y Kourides; A Panagi; N Silikiotou; C Georgiou; A Kafatos

doi:10.1038/sj.ijo.0801401

Waist circumference and waist-to-height ratio are better predictors of cardiovascular disease risk factors in children than body mass index

International Journal of Obesity ◽

10.1038/sj.ijo.0801401 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 24 (11) ◽

pp. 1453-1458 ◽

Cited By ~ 521

Author(s):

SC Savva ◽

M Tornaritis ◽

ME Savva ◽

Y Kourides ◽

A Panagi ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Waist To Height Ratio

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Body Mass Index, Waist-circumference and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Iranian Adults: Isfahan Healthy Heart Program

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10.3329/jhpn.v31i3.16831 ◽

2013 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

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Author(s):

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Masoud Nazem ◽

Nizal Sarrafzadegan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

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Comparison of body mass index with waist circumference and skinfold-based percent body fat in firefighters: adiposity classification and associations with cardiovascular disease risk factors

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health ◽

10.1007/s00420-015-1082-6 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 89 (3) ◽

pp. 435-448 ◽

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Author(s):

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Dale Steiss ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Body Fat ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Percent Body Fat

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10.1111/j.1365-2796.2003.01229.x ◽

2003 ◽

Vol 254 (6) ◽

pp. 555-563 ◽

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Author(s):

M. Dalton ◽

A. J. Cameron ◽

P. Z. Zimmet ◽

J. E. Shaw ◽

D. Jolley ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Waist Hip Ratio

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Metabolism ◽

10.1016/j.metabol.2006.09.016 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 56 (3) ◽

pp. 297-303 ◽

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Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Apparently Healthy

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10.1542/peds.114.2.e198 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 114 (2) ◽

pp. e198-e205 ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Waist Circumference ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

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Waist-to-height Ratio is the Best Predictor of Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Japanese Schoolchildren

Journal of Atherosclerosis and Thrombosis ◽

10.5551/jat.9.127 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 127-132 ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Height Ratio ◽

Waist To Height Ratio

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10.1016/s0145-4145(07)70010-2 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 2006 ◽

pp. 14-15

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Secular Trends ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

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10.1111/j.1442-200x.2011.03499.x ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 54 (2) ◽

pp. 200-204 ◽

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Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Z Score

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Cardiorespiratory Fitness, Body Mass Index And Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors Among Children And Adolescents

Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise ◽

10.1249/00005768-200505001-01499 ◽

2005 ◽

Vol 37 (Supplement) ◽

pp. S284

Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Children And Adolescents ◽

Body Mass ◽

Cardiorespiratory Fitness ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors

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Predicting cardiovascular disease risk factors in midadulthood from childhood body mass index: utility of different cutoffs for childhood body mass index

American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ◽

10.3945/ajcn.110.001222 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 93 (6) ◽

pp. 1204-1211 ◽

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Author(s):

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Cardiovascular Disease ◽

Body Mass Index ◽

Body Mass ◽

Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk ◽

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors ◽

Childhood Body Mass Index

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